Tag:U.S. Supreme Court
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Biden’s SCOTUS Commision Releases Findings
The report takes a middle-line stance on all the reforms but did note “bi-partisan support” for 18-year term limits.
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Survey Reveals Falling Trust in Courts, Growing Support for Remote Proceedings
A recent survey from the National Center for State Courts shows public trust in state courts and other government institutions has fallen.
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SCOTUS Grants Cert to Colorado Case on Court of Indian Offenses and Fifth Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Colorado case over the Fifth Amendment, the Court of Indian Offenses and federal courts.
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Voting rights: a fundamental right worth protecting?
CU Associate Professor of Law Doug Spencer discussed how the right to vote is being infringed upon in a virtual event on Monday.
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Former State AG Gale Norton Joins 17 Former AGs in Support of “Keep Nine” Amendment
Gale Norton, Colorado’s first female attorney general, joined 17 other former state AGs in a letter supporting the “Keep Nine” Amendment which would cap the number of Supreme Court justices at nine.
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Colorado Joins Coalition Supporting DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban
AG Phil Weiser joined 24 state attorneys generals from across America in filing a support brief for a DOJ challenge to a Texas abortion law.
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Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas Heartbeat Act in Blow to Abortion Access
The Supreme Court, in a narrow, late-night vote on Wednesday, rejected a request to block Texas’ restrictive new abortion law.
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Texas Law Allowing Abortion Opponents to Sue Healthcare Providers Takes Effect as Supreme Court Stays Silent
A Texas law that deputizes private citizens to enforce a state ban on post-fetal heartbeat abortions has gone into effect.